Quake-afflicted residents in Yunnan mark Dragon Boat Festival

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Armed police officers make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling, along with earthquake-afflicted residents to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival at a makeshift settlement in Hanxinlang Village under Kachang Town of Yingjiang County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2014. Yingjiang County was hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake on May 30 and a 5.6-magnitude one on May 24. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu, is celebrated annually on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on June 2 this year. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)